Section 24: Functions of Board

24. Functions of Board (1) The functions of the Board shall be to— (a) approve, coordinate and monitor statistical programmes of producers of official statistics in order to achieve consistency and efficiency, facilitate integration and promote comparability of data from different sources, avoid duplication, minimise respondent burden, and improve design of data collection and analysis; (b) advise any producer of statistics on the policy, procedures and regulations relating to the development of official statistics; (c) promote and safeguard the quality of official statistics, particularly in relation to their relevance, impartiality, accuracy and timeliness and their coherence; (d) promote adherence to good practice including accessibility and international recommendations and standards, in particular, the United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics and the African Charter on Statistics and any other internationally accepted principles relating to statistics; (e) promote and protect the integrity of official statistics, including professional independence; and (f) do every act or thing that is required to be done by the Board under this Act. (2) The Board may set up one or more committees and may delegate such of its functions under this Act to any committee or the Director as may be necessary to assist the Board in the discharge of its functions. [S. 24 repealed and replaced by s. 28 (p) of Act 20 of 2011 w.e.f. 31 August 2011.]